How do you pronounce temporize?

temporize is pronounced as /ˈtɛmpəˌraɪz/.

⌛temporize

verb

/ˈtɛmpəˌraɪz/

To delay making a decision or taking action in order to gain time.

The politician temporized when asked about the controversial issue.

stall, delay, procrastinate, hedge, evade

decide, act

temporize on issues, temporize in negotiations, temporize under pressure

to prepare and use land for crops; to develop a quality or relationship

to make sounds with your voice expressing happiness or amusement

to move or turn aside; to push or divert from one track to another

to shorten a text without losing its meaning

To take property from its owner, especially by authority or for public use.

to choose or decide to do something instead of something else